Is this hadith ("Love of the world is the head of every sin") or an athar?
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The questioner :"Love of the world is the head of every sin" Is it a hadith or an athar?
The Shaykh : This is a fabricated hadith and is not authentic. As for love of the world, if one intends to use it to assist in the obedience of Allah, it is not a sin. But if one desires the world and prefers it over the Hereafter, he has failed. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-A'la 87:16-17] And Allah the Exalted said: [Ash-Shuraa 42:20].
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The Shaykh : This is a fabricated hadith and is not authentic. As for love of the world, if one intends to use it to assist in the obedience of Allah, it is not a sin. But if one desires the world and prefers it over the Hereafter, he has failed. Allah the Exalted said:
(16) But you prefer the worldly life, (17) While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا * وَالأخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىWhoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter - We increase for him in his harvest. And whoever desires the harvest of this world - We give him thereof, but there is not for him in the Hereafter any share.
مَنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الأخِرَةِ نَزِدْ لَهُ فِي حَرْثِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الدُّنْيَا نُؤتِهِ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَهُ فِي الأخِرَةِ مِنْ نَصِيبٍThe questioner : We conclude this session with this question. The questioner says.